Ēriks Rags (born 1 June 1975) is a former Latvian javelin thrower. While he never formally announced a retirement, he stepped out of pro competition around 2011-2012. His personal best throw is 86.47 metres, achieved in July 2001 in London. He has competed at three Summer Olympics between 2000 and 2008. He was born in Ventspils.
Achievements Representing 1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal28th (q)60.52 m1995UniversiadeFukuoka, Japan14th (q)69.64 m1997European U23 ChampionshipsTurku, Finland4th78.12 mWorld ChampionshipsAthens, Greece22nd (q)75.06 mUniversiadeCatania, Italy6th74.84 m1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary21st (q)74.27 m1999UniversiadePalma de Mallorca, Spain 1st83.79 mWorld ChampionshipsSeville, Spain10th81.64 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia26th (q)75.75 m2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada8th82.82 mUniversiadeBeijing, China 1st82.72 mGoodwill GamesBrisbane, Australia 3rd84.68 m2002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany4th84.07 m2003World ChampionshipsParis, France17th (q)75.72 mWorld Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco8th72.20 m2004Olympic Games Athens, Greece7th83.14 mWorld Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco9th72.67 m2005World Championships Helsinki, Finland6th78.77 mWorld Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco6th79.86 m2006European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden9th79.51 m2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan11th80.01 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China13th (q)79.33 m2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany26th (q)76.23 mWorld Athletics FinalThessaloniki, Greece8th74.93 m2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain11th76.93 m2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea20th (q)77.34 m
Seasonal bests by year
1997 – 75.06 1998 – 80.56 1999 – 83.78 2000 – 83.61 2001 – 86.47 2002 – 86.44 2003 – 86.32 2004 – 85.83 2005 – 82.35 2006 – 85.99 2007 – 83.35 2008 – 85.05 2009 – 82.23 2010 – 82.05 2011 – 80.87 2012 – 76.49
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